Silylation

Silylation is the introduction of one or more (usually) substituted silyl groups (R3Si) to a molecule. Silylations are core methods for production of organosilicon chemistry. Silanization involves similar methods but usually refers to attachment of silyl groups to solids.[1]

See also: silanization

Of organic compounds
Bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide, a popular reagent for silylation

Alcohols, carboxylic acids, amines, thiols, and phosphates can be silylated. The process involves the replacement of a proton or an anion with a trialkylsilyl group, typically trimethylsilyl (-SiMe3), as illustrated by the synthesis of a trimethylsilyl ethers from alcohols and trimethylsilyl chloride (Me = CH3):

ROH + Me3SiCl → ROSiMe3 + HCl

Generally a base is employed to absorb the HCl coproduct.

Bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide ("BSA", Me3SiNC(OSiMe3)Me is an efficient silylation agent. The reaction of BSA with alcohols gives the corresponding trimethylsilyl ether, together with acetamide as a byproduct (Me = CH3):[2]

2 ROH + MeC(OSiMe3)NSiMe3 → MeC(O)NH2 + 2 ROSiMe3

Use of silylation

Silylation has two main uses: manipulation of functional groups and preparation of samples for analysis.

Manipulation of functional groups

Often silylation is employed to protect OH and NH groups. The derivatives, silyl ethers and silyl amides, are resilient toward many reagents that would attack their precursors. The other main role of silylation is to trap silyl enol ethers, which represent a reactive tautomer of many carbonyl compounds.

Silylation for analysis

The introduction of a silyl group(s) gives derivatives of enhanced volatility, making the derivatives suitable for analysis by gas chromatography and electron-impact mass spectrometry (EI-MS). For EI-MS, the silyl derivatives give more favorable diagnostic fragmentation patterns of use in structure investigations, or characteristic ions of use in trace analyses employing selected ion monitoring and related techniques.[3][4]

Desilylation

Desilylation is the reverse of silylation: the silyl group is exchanged for a proton. Various fluoride salts (e.g. sodium, potassium, tetra-n-butylammonium fluorides) are popular for this purpose.[5][6]

ROSiMe3 + F− + H2O → ROH + FSiMe3 + OH−

Of metals
CpFe(CO)2Si(CH3)3, a trimethylsilyl complex.
Main article: Transition metal silyl complexes

Coordination complexes with silyl ligands are well known. An early example is CpFe(CO)2Si(CH3)3, prepared by silylation of CpFe(CO)2Na with trimethylsilyl chloride. Typical routes include oxidative addition of Si-H bonds to low-valent metals. Metal silyl complexes are intermediates in hydrosilation, a process used to make organosilicon compounds on both laboratory and commercial scales.[7][8]

By Neisseria

Bacteria in the genus Neisseria have surface sugar-lipid molecules, called Lipooligosaccharides (LOS), that can be sialylated during host infection, aiding the bacteria in serum resistance.[9]

See also

References
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